Allure: SeaPass in room on first day?

I heard that on Allure your SeaPass is waiting for you in your cabin on embarkation day. So....how do you first get into your cabin?

One card will be attached to your door the other will be inside your room.

What is scanned to board the ship the first time (since both card are onboard)?

What is scanned to board the ship the first time (since both card are onboard)?

Your SetSail pass.

My brother just got off Allure yesterday. He said the card was indeed on the door and the other on the table. He was in 11240. What's interesting is when he and his wife arrived at their cabin the door was open and a gentleman was in the room, a passenger. He told my brother he just wanted to see the inside of the OS cabin, so he used the key and just entered and took photos. Other than stuff like that I like the new system/

My brother just got off Allure yesterday. He said the card was indeed on the door and the other on the table. He was in 11240. What's interesting is when he and his wife arrived at their cabin the door was open and a gentleman was in the room, a passenger. He told my brother he just wanted to see the inside of the OS cabin, so he used the key and just entered and took photos. Other than stuff like that I like the new system/

Interesting. Good thing there was no champagne or wine to sample.:rolleyes:

Interesting. Good thing there was no champagne or wine to sample.:rolleyes:

On Harmony in the suites they also leave the wow bands on the desk. Someone could take those and start using them. If the guest did not realize they were missing then there could be a problem.

Looks like RCCL is following Carnival’s lead here. It’s actually a good system, we liked it even though we thought we wouldn’t. But Carnival has all cards in an envelope in the mailbox outside the door. That seems better than what RCCL is trying with hanging one on the door and the rest inside.

I’m not sure we will like it as much on Royal as we had early access to our cabin and cards as Plats on Carnival. This seems to be one thing Royal hasn’t figured out, they restrict cabin access (and therefore cards) for all until the appointed time, and there is something about using my card, that says “vacation has started”.

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My brother just got off Allure yesterday. He said the card was indeed on the door and the other on the table. He was in 11240. What's interesting is when he and his wife arrived at their cabin the door was open and a gentleman was in the room, a passenger. He told my brother he just wanted to see the inside of the OS cabin, so he used the key and just entered and took photos. Other than stuff like that I like the new system/

Yikes! Was the guy absolutely mortified that he'd been caught? I can't believe anyone would feel they have the right to enter another person's cabin with their sea pass card.

My brother just got off Allure yesterday. He said the card was indeed on the door and the other on the table. He was in 11240. What's interesting is when he and his wife arrived at their cabin the door was open and a gentleman was in the room, a passenger. He told my brother he just wanted to see the inside of the OS cabin, so he used the key and just entered and took photos. Other than stuff like that I like the new system/

:o I was wondering if things like that happen...I'm surprised people don't get removed from the ship for that.

They did this on Symphony. They give you a paper with a barcode on it that you can use until your room is ready for you collect the actual card.

Anyone know the reasoning for this? Just curious.

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My brother just got off Allure yesterday. He said the card was indeed on the door and the other on the table. He was in 11240. What's interesting is when he and his wife arrived at their cabin the door was open and a gentleman was in the room, a passenger. He told my brother he just wanted to see the inside of the OS cabin, so he used the key and just entered and took photos. Other than stuff like that I like the new system/

It is a breach of privacy that that person has entered the cabin without the permission of the guests. The magnetic band cards can easily be cloned. They should be in a sealed envelope and if this seal was violated ask for their replacement.

Anyone know the reasoning for this? Just curious.

Most likely to reduce the number of check-in agents needed.

I assume then that you can't use any of the C and A coupons loaded on your cards until after the rooms are ready? We always use our BOGO beet coupon while waiting for the rooms to open up

We were on Allure in March, and one difference from what most are posting - all 4 of our cards were in the sealed envelope outside the door. You could easily tell if somebody had opened the sealed sleeve, as you have to rip it to open it.

I assume then that you can't use any of the C and A coupons loaded on your cards until after the rooms are ready? We always use our BOGO beet coupon while waiting for the rooms to open up

I don't see why you could not use C&A coupons before staterooms are ready.

Coupons are not really "on SeaPass cards", that info is stored in a database on the ship. The SeaPass card is just a means to access the contents of the database, just as the SetSail pass would work before the staterooms are open.

Most likely to reduce the number of check-in agents needed.

Maybe they could reduce the one that checked us in on Jewel last month who handed us cards that said Harry and Elizabeth. I guess this would also make at the pier upgrades a thing of the past.

Maybe they could reduce the one that checked us in on Jewel last month who handed us cards that said Harry and Elizabeth. I guess this would also make at the pier upgrades a thing of the past.

I think the pier upgrades have been gone for years.

It's been about 5 or 6 years since we cruised Disney but I seem to recall them putting the "room access cards" inside an envelope at the room number plaque for a number of years now I believe. No way to use them without breaking the seal and RCI should consider this but for those wondering if the guy was concerned he might be caught... why would he? Think about it. All guest will KNOW that the rooms keys will be on the door and ANY guest that arrives would OBVIOUSLY take the key off the door so... if there is a key there, it's logical that nobody has yet checked into that room so the odds of being able to go in and take pictures without the designated suite guest arriving within the 5 minutes he is in there is extremely slim so it may well simply happen a lot more than anyone on here would know.

Yet another reason for early boarding and lunch so you can be at the doors to the cabin hallways when they open so you can get your card before anyone else can get in your room. I would be Royally peeved if I had that happen and you would hear my "GET OUT NOW!" from the Promenade.

One card will be attached to your door the other will be inside your room.

On Serenade out of Copenhagen 6th May we were handed them at check in.

Yet another reason for early boarding and lunch so you can be at the doors to the cabin hallways when they open so you can get your card before anyone else can get in your room. I would be Royally peeved if I had that happen and you would hear my "GET OUT NOW!" from the Promenade.

You do realize there was another paying passenger in the room just 4 hours ago, yes?

I would have no problem with someone checking out my cabin before DW and I moved in. Photos and videos are great, but if you are thinking about upgrading on your next cruise and want to see if it’s worth it, I really don’t see the harm.

There’s almost zero liability with the new card system. Your pic shows up in the cashier’s terminal with every swipe and any charges that are not yours are easily removed with a trip to guest services before they hit your credit card. Presumably everyone would have their card before the casino and shops open.

There was similar preemptive hysteria on the Carnival boards when they went this way, but I have yet to see anyone post that the new system has resulted in any problems.

As I posted previously, I was cautious of the new system before We experienced it on Carnival.

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I don't share your comfort with this system.

From a security standpoint this is just crazy. Can you imaging the bar tab that could be run up if someone took a card off your door and you were an hour or so late getting to your cabin? Or the fact that you show up and some one has gone into your cabin and taken a sea pass card and can enter your room any time later? Say you have two adults and two children in a cabin. You get to your cabin and there are only two sea pass cards on the table. Do you assume RC messed up or did someone come in and take a card to come back 3 days later and steal what they want?

This just has liability written all over it.

I don't share your comfort with this system.

 

From a security standpoint this is just crazy. Can you imaging the bar tab that could be run up if someone took a card off your door and you were an hour or so late getting to your cabin? Or the fact that you show up and some one has gone into your cabin and taken a sea pass card and can enter your room any time later? Say you have two adults and two children in a cabin. You get to your cabin and there are only two sea pass cards on the table. Do you assume RC messed up or did someone come in and take a card to come back 3 days later and steal what they want?

 

This just has liability written all over it.

Remember, there are cameras in the corridors recording everyone who enters and leaves all staterooms. With the facial recognition, they can recognize everyone.